At the time, it wasn’t clear whether a PSG account would still be a requirement for European players at the time, but now, those who play PlanetSide 2, DC Universe Online and EverQuest 2 in the region will need to migrate over to an SOE Account by September 28.

As of today, June 18, region locks have also been lifted and new EU players who register with SOE will do so on hosted sites.

All payment details and personal information will not be transferred: only the ProSiebenSat.1 Games account name, character information, Game Cash balance, and other game-related data will be provided from PSG to SOE. Players will need to have an existing SOE Station Account or create a new SOE account in order to continue playing the games through SOE’s service.

You will also be required to enter your payment details if you wish to make purchases through your SOE account.

In 2012, SOE MMO players in Europe voiced concern over a deal with ProSiebenSat.1 Games, as they were worried it would segregate the US and European player base.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures and Free Realms were shut down earlier this year on March 31. Magic: The Gathering – Tactics was shut down on March 28 and on March 6, Pox Nora had been transferred over to Desert Owl Games.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/06/18/planetside-2-dc-universe-online-everquest-2-europe-prosiebensat1/feed/2SOE Live 2014 registration openshttp://www.vg247.com/2014/04/04/soe-live-2014-registration-opens/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/04/soe-live-2014-registration-opens/#commentsFri, 04 Apr 2014 19:22:24 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=462563SOE Live 2014 registration is now open for those who wish to purchase passes to the 14th annual community fan event. It takes place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas August 14-17.

In addition to social events, SOE will also host developer panels and game-themed live events as well as new announcements and access to beta programs, tournaments, and more.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/04/soe-live-2014-registration-opens/feed/0EverQuest Next Landmark added to SOE All-Access programhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/03/15/everquest-next-landmark-added-to-soe-all-access-program/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/15/everquest-next-landmark-added-to-soe-all-access-program/#commentsSat, 15 Mar 2014 16:19:00 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=457038EverQuest Next Landmark will be included in Sony Online Entertainment’s All-Access program, but it won’t be added until after the program’s release on April 16.

The inclusion was announced via an updated All-Access FAQ. In-game Landmark Marketplace items and Founder’s Packs will also not be available for the All Access discount until the program officially includes Landmark.

SOE also noted in the update FAQ existing silver memberships for both EverQuest and EverQuest 2 will be grandfathered into the program; however, once All-Access goes live, SOE will no longer sell Silver memberships in EQ or EQ2. Those who join the program and then discontinue membership in it, will revert to the privileges granted by the Silver membership.

A new roundtable video has also been posted by SOE discussing crafting in EverQuest Next. It’s below.

For more information on SOE All-Access and to look over the new additions, head through the link.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/15/everquest-next-landmark-added-to-soe-all-access-program/feed/0EQN: Landmark closed beta expected on or before March 31, franchise updates detailedhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/03/11/everquest-next-landmark-will-go-into-closed-beta-on-or-before-march-31/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/11/everquest-next-landmark-will-go-into-closed-beta-on-or-before-march-31/#commentsTue, 11 Mar 2014 17:02:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=455771EverQuest Next Landmark will go into closed beta on or before March 31, and a new developer video details franchise details coming soon, and social features are coming with the previously confirmed PlayStation 4 version of the game.

To prepare, Michaels told Massively the team is adding new features on a weekly schedule. Those currently participating in the alpha can expect the addition of groups, the ability to see friends online, their location on the map, and they have staked a claim. Players can also expect permissions so friends can help with building on said claims

“We expected really phenomenal things, but some of the stuff that’s being created blows us away. It’s just fantastic,” added director of development Dave Georgeson.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/11/everquest-next-landmark-will-go-into-closed-beta-on-or-before-march-31/feed/3EverQuest franchise video discusses the year ahead for EQ, EQ2 and EQ Nexthttp://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/everquest-franchise-video-discusses-the-year-ahead-for-eq-eq2-and-eq-next/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/everquest-franchise-video-discusses-the-year-ahead-for-eq-eq2-and-eq-next/#commentsThu, 23 Jan 2014 05:34:07 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=442562EverQuest is celebrating a major anniversary this year, and to celebrate, there’s loads of new content coming to EverQuest and EverQuest 2, as well as the alpha release of Everquest Next, the long awaited third entry in the MMO series. You can read about the new EverQuest content if you like, or you could hit the break and see video previews narrated by the games’ respective producers – with a bonus look at EverQuest Next.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/everquest-franchise-video-discusses-the-year-ahead-for-eq-eq2-and-eq-next/feed/1EverQuest and EverQuest 2 players have plenty of new content headed their wayhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/01/22/everquest-and-everquest-2-players-have-plenty-of-new-content-to-look-forward-to/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/22/everquest-and-everquest-2-players-have-plenty-of-new-content-to-look-forward-to/#commentsWed, 22 Jan 2014 20:15:28 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=442457EverQuest and EverQuest 2 players have a quite a bit to look forward to starting today with EQ’s Call of the Forsaken: Hate Rising update.

In February, new collections, achievements, and quests will be added for the Erollisi celebration and all UI rewards gained “from Leadership AAs” will be granted to one and all.

During March, players can celebrate the 15th anniversary of the game and try out the newest race and class combinations voted on by the community and developers. This means you can create a Beastlord, Froglok Monk or Wood Elf, character.

Players will also be able to access level 85 Heroic Characters, and the Planes of Power zone will go live.

For EveryQuest 2 players, three new dungeons, a new raid, and a new heroic contested zone have been added to Kingdom of Sky. Items dropped will be the equivalent to those found in the Tears Of Veeshan expansion.

PvP will updated with a new Warzone on the Nagafan server and on down the line, players will be able to own and decorate “Oakmyst and Darklight prestige homes.” A new High Keep contested zone, a new raid zone in North Temple of Veeshan, and Achievements for collections are in the works as well as a new AA level cap of 350.

While there wasn’t any new information provided regarding EverQuest Next or Landmark, the developers reiterated that the Alpha for the later was “around the corner” and that attendees of Community Day at the end of the month will get a chance to try the demo.

More information upcoming plans for EQ and EQ2 can be found through the Massively link.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/22/everquest-and-everquest-2-players-have-plenty-of-new-content-to-look-forward-to/feed/0SOE making changes to premium membership benefits for some of its MMOshttp://www.vg247.com/2014/01/04/soe-making-changes-to-premium-membership-benefits-for-some-of-its-mmos/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/04/soe-making-changes-to-premium-membership-benefits-for-some-of-its-mmos/#commentsSat, 04 Jan 2014 20:23:05 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=437437Sony Online Entertainment is making changes to premium membership benefits to EverQuest, EverQuest 2, PlanetSide 2 and some of its other MMOs, starting next month.

At present, premium members receive 500 Station Cash each month, but come February 3, members will instead have the option to pick one of several items worth 2000 station Cash in the Station Marketplace.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/04/soe-making-changes-to-premium-membership-benefits-for-some-of-its-mmos/feed/0MMO Winter Festivities: WoW, GW2, Lotro, SWTOR, Neverwinter, morehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/12/14/mmo-winter-festivities-wow-gw2-lotro-swtor-neverwinter-more/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/14/mmo-winter-festivities-wow-gw2-lotro-swtor-neverwinter-more/#commentsSat, 14 Dec 2013 20:20:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=435097Plenty of MMOs are hosting holiday events or other sorts of festivities between now and the new year, so instead of creating a news post for each one, I thought I would round a few up for you instead.

RIFT: Fae Yule (in-progress through January 1): The winter event in RIFT has returned and all across the zones, players can build a village and decorate it to unlock a special vendor and reveal gifts that the Fae have stolen and strewn about the zone. Players can collect the Fae’s treasures to complete six new artifact sets.

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Second Anniversary (December 17): STWOR is turning two years old, and in celebration, players will be rewarded with exclusive Scout Starfighter Paint Jobs to go along with the recently released Galactic Starfighter expansion. They will also be handed 25 faction-based fireworks.

Neverwinter: Winter Festival of Simril (December 19 – January 9): Players can celebrate Simril, the festival of the winter solstice, with various events, meats and ales. They can also do a bit of ice fishing on Glorfindar Lake; compete for the best times at the Twilight Run; grab a Winter Sled Mount; a Frost Mimic Companion; winter weapon sets; and other permanent items.

World of Warcraft: Feast of Winter Veil (December 16 – January 2): The Feast of Winter Veil will be happening throughout the MMO’s major cities, complete with special quests, seasonal items, some spiffy costumes, and Metzen the reindeer will need rescuing.

Dungeon and Dragons Online: Winter Festivult has been going on since earlier in the month which means that the Jester of Festivult is hovering about and rewarding you for handing him festival coins in exchange for seasonal items.

This list is in no way comprehensive, but should get you started. Be sure to check out the official website of the MMO you play to find out what the developer’s plans are for the season.

Merry, Happy whatever it is you celebrate.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/14/mmo-winter-festivities-wow-gw2-lotro-swtor-neverwinter-more/feed/9EverQuest and EverQuest 2 expansions detailed, out later this yearhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/08/06/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-detailed-out-later-this-year/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/06/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-detailed-out-later-this-year/#commentsTue, 06 Aug 2013 21:11:27 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=395592Plans for the EverQuest expansion Call of the Forsaken and the Tears of Veeshan expansion for EverQuest 2 have been outlined by Sony Entertainment Online.

The firm also sent over some screenshots of each which are posted below.

EverQuest: Call of the Forsaken will see players heading to West Karana where they will try and stop the Lady Lendiniara’s dastardly plans for Norrath, and return peace to the area.

The expansion, which is the game’s 20th expansion in 14 years, also comes with a new Heroic Adventure system, more group raids, spanking new gear and two shared bank slots, because you will need more room for all your loot.

Here’s the official word from SOE:

Call of the Forsaken players will encounter the powerful dragon Lady Lendiniara across the once peaceful plains of West Karana. Cataclysmic events in the region have torn an invisible seam to expose Ethernere, creating an unstable link to countless realities. Veterans and new adventurers alike must search undiscovered areas of Norrath for powerful artifacts to send Lady Lendiniara back to her world and restore peace. The new journey also brings familiar faces, as many iconic characters thought to be lost in time make their presence felt, including: Zebuxoruk, King Naythox Thex, Queen Cristanos Thex, Lendiniara the Keeper, Kyle Bayle, and more.

EverQuest 2: Tears of Veeshan takes players to the Eternal Broodlands where another ne’er do well called Kerafyrm the Awakened is up to no good.

The 10th expansion will also provide a new class to try out call the Channeler, cones with nine new dungeons to conquer, and new tradeskill items for apprentice level.

Here, again, is the official word from SOE:

Tears of Veeshan will place heroes amongst the dragon dead in the Eternal Broodlands. After rediscovering Yelinak, now the keeper of Vesspyr Isles alongside other fallen and familiar dragons, players learn Kerafyrm the Awakened is using his stolen Tear to breach the veil between worlds in his quest to rule. With Kerafyrm’s fearsome power looming over Norrath, players are called upon to shine light into the darkness brought on by the Awakened’s draconic army, and set the stage for a new Age to begin.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/06/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-detailed-out-later-this-year/feed/1Everquest 2 update to add daily objectives, new dunegonhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/06/everquest-2-update-to-add-daily-objectives-new-dunegon/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/06/everquest-2-update-to-add-daily-objectives-new-dunegon/#commentsWed, 06 Feb 2013 21:20:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=337496In a new producer’s letter, Sony Online Entertainment has detailed an upcoming update to venerable MMORPG Everquest 2. As well as a new two-group dungeon aimed at high level play, Wurmborne Crag, the update will add daily, weekly and monthly objectives, so you should always find something to do. Moreover, the update adds new bag function to the inventory and gives PvP play a thorough tweaking. Everquest 2 launched in 2004.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/06/everquest-2-update-to-add-daily-objectives-new-dunegon/feed/0EverQuest and EverQuest 2 expansions to release in Novemberhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/10/20/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-to-release-in-november/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/20/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-to-release-in-november/#commentsSat, 20 Oct 2012 21:56:51 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=308915The latest EverQuest and EverQuest 2 expansions have been dated by SOE. EverQuest’s Rain of Fear, the 19th expansion to the MMO, will launch on November 28. EverQuest II’s 9th expansion, Chains of Eternity, will launch on November 13. You can find out more information on each expansion through the links. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/20/everquest-and-everquest-2-expansions-to-release-in-november/feed/1EverQuest 2′s ninth expansion Chains of Eternity will release in Novemberhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/everquest-2s-ninth-expansion-chains-of-eternity-will-release-in-november/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/everquest-2s-ninth-expansion-chains-of-eternity-will-release-in-november/#commentsThu, 06 Sep 2012 19:44:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=294556EverQuest 2′s ninth expansion Chains of Eternity will release in November. SOE posted the news via a producer’s letter on the forums. The expansion takes place in EQII’s version of the afterlife, Norrath: Ethernere. Adventuring and tradeskill will level cap at 95, new quests and prestige abilities are in the cards, and another event SOE is “keeping under wraps” will debut close to the expansion’s release. Find out more on Chains of Eternity through the link. Thanks, Massively.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/everquest-2s-ninth-expansion-chains-of-eternity-will-release-in-november/feed/0Everquest II Skyshrine update trailered, screened, out nowhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/everquest-ii-skyshrine-update-trailered-screened-out-now/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/everquest-ii-skyshrine-update-trailered-screened-out-now/#commentsWed, 18 Apr 2012 04:21:42 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=251832Guess how many content updates Everquest II has had so far? It’s a number between 62 and 64.

Skyshrine, the latest free update, adds varying amounts of content depending on which expansions you have. For those without recent premium add ons, the citadel of Skyshrine and Withered Lands areas have been added.

If you have Destiny of Velious, it also raises your level cap to 92; adds a Drake mount; provides new tradeskill quests; packs in an outdoor zone with over 100 quests; and finally adds solo, small groups, and raid content; and epic storyline events with Heroic Group and Raid endgame instances.

If you have Age of Discovery, you’ll be able to enjoy a Poet’s Palace Dungeon Maker theme and items; check out new Dungeon Maker adventurers; explore Tradeskill apprentices with new recipes including an Elite recipe; tame new Beastlord creatures; and team up with three new quested mercenaries, including an Elite mercenary.

Gaze upon it below. Everquest II came out in 2004 and is still kicking arse and taking names.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/everquest-ii-skyshrine-update-trailered-screened-out-now/feed/1EverQuest II going free-to-play in Decemberhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/11/10/everquest-ii-going-free-to-play-in-december/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/10/everquest-ii-going-free-to-play-in-december/#commentsThu, 10 Nov 2011 19:19:58 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=215099SOE has announced EverQuest II, which launched in 2004, will be going free-to-play starting early next month.

The F2P relaunch, according to executive producer Dave Georgeson, will require no up-front fee as the game client will be free as well. There will still be sub-models, however, with Bronze being the free version, Silver for those who pay a $5 upgrade fee, and Gold will run players $15 per month with access to all races. Expansions and adventure packs will still require separate purchases, and players will be able to transfer across all the servers.

The MMO’s Marketplace will also be consolidated, and it will offer the same items across all optional plans.

All prepaid subs will be refunded the difference based on the new pricing, and full compensation for race packs Gold subs previously purchased.

Upon relaunch, the game will come with new features such as a Dungeon Marker system.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/10/everquest-ii-going-free-to-play-in-december/feed/2Everquest II Destiny of Velious expansion launches todayhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/22/everquest-ii-destiny-of-velious-expansion-launches-today/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/22/everquest-ii-destiny-of-velious-expansion-launches-today/#commentsTue, 22 Feb 2011 05:17:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=150517History repeats today – depending on your time zone – as Everquest II benefits from the release of the Destiny of Velious expansion, based on the second add-on to the original game.

Destiny of Velious is the tenth expansion for Everquest II, and contains plenty of content familiar to fans of Scars of Velious, Everquest’s 2000 content pack.

The plot sees heroes transported to the continent of Velious, a frozen landscape replete with glaciers and the ruins of an ancient conflict, there to combat eveil and save the known world, et cetera.

More excitingly, the expansion adds in flying mounts; ten instanced dungeons and six instanced raids; one contested dungeon; and hundreds of new weapons, items and armour sets.

All this can be yours when Tuesday rolls around States-side.

Massively got its paws on a launch trailer made up entirely of in-game footage, so thanks in that direction for the delight embedded below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/22/everquest-ii-destiny-of-velious-expansion-launches-today/feed/0Everquest II: Destiny of Velious screenshots are very coolhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/10/everquest-ii-destiny-of-velious-screenshots-are-very-cool/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/10/everquest-ii-destiny-of-velious-screenshots-are-very-cool/#commentsThu, 10 Feb 2011 23:48:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=147070The latest Everquest II expansion draws closer, and Sony Entertainment Online is ramping up the hype machine. Come through for another set of chilly screens from the frozen tundra.

Destiny of Velious is due on February 22, and according to Massively, is a love letter to one of the original Everquest’s best expansions of the same name.

The dozen screens embedded below show off some of the new zones to be found, set in a land haunted by the history of an ancient war between the dwarven Coldain and the Kromrif. You can check out an earlier set here.

SOE has announced details – although scant – on its new MMO in development at its annual Fan Faire event in Las Vegas.

According to EQwire, who liveblogged the reveal, the MMO is currently titles EverQuest Next, but SOE said it’s a working name only.

The game will hearken back to EverQuest 1 but be more stylized and a re-imagining of the series instead of a direct progression of EQ1 and EQ2. It will, however, contain some familiar settings.

SOE said it is keeping some of the contents from both games, but changing others and it will contain more interesting and engaging combat and was designed from the ground up with PvP in mind.

The firm’s president, John Smedley, told panel attendees the team is focusing on pulling more from EQ1 than EQ2 as the developers are aware of the vast difference between the two. The storyline will also play out in a way that doesn’t include clicking through NPC dialog boxes, as the world should change around the player.

“We haven’t announced the game because it’s still early in development,” Smedley told the crowd. “We haven’t even decided on raid and group sizes.”